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a Fake AT800

Here is another Fake AT800 racquet on eBay. Obviously, there are just too many spots that are too easy to see.

1. 2UG3? You gotta be kidding me.
2. CSC fat cap is not there.
3. Offensive should be orange/yellow, not green
4. Serials starts with 3815xxx should be something before 2002, even my 2002 MP88 is starting with 39xxxxx, but back in 2002 we have no AT800, not even 700 yet!

Here is another Fake AT800 racquet on eBay. Obviously, there are just too many spots that are too easy to see.

1. 2UG3? You gotta be kidding me.
2. CSC fat cap is not there.
3. Offensive should be orange/yellow, not green
4. Serials starts with 3815xxx should be something before 2002, even my 2002 MP88 is starting with 39xxxxx, but back in 2002 we have no AT800, not even 700 yet!

Thanks BlueJeff providing all these knowledges to indentify fake racquets. But I wish the fake racquet producers are not browsing this forum. I think all these are easy to fix, and it will tougher to identify the fake ones.

Thanks BlueJeff providing all these knowledges to indentify fake racquets. But I wish the fake racquet producers are not browsing this forum. I think all these are easy to fix, and it will tougher to identify the fake ones.

It's OK, no matter how much they improve, fakes are still fakes and even if they are 99% the same, I will still try my best to find that 1% difference and bunch them in the face

Here is another Fake AT800 racquet on eBay. Obviously, there are just too many spots that are too easy to see.

1. 2UG3? You gotta be kidding me.
2. CSC fat cap is not there.
3. Offensive should be orange/yellow, not green
4. Serials starts with 3815xxx should be something before 2002, even my 2002 MP88 is starting with 39xxxxx, but back in 2002 we have no AT800, not even 700 yet!

eBay cares about fake items, but it is hard for a regular person to see if the racquet is fake or not (if this person never seen the real ones before), so they would most likely do nothing about it. And since Yonex, Inc is NOT participated in the VeRo Program, there is no way to stop fakes selling on ebay at this moment.

The best I can do is to post information here in this thread, and hopefully people would see it......

This seller has a good feedback rating (98%). I wonder if he has sold racquets before? Maybe he doesn't know its a fake? (Unlikely, I think).

I think in many cases, the buyers are unaware that they are buying a fake and when they receive the racquets, it all looks good. They are happy with the purchase and give a good feedback rating. It would seem that if someone was a diligent badminton buyer, they would do the research to find out what distinguishes fakes from real racquets. It's good that we have a forum and BFers here to help in that regard.